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24-08-2009, 09:18 AM
Although NL has the same gun laws as most european nations and the UK before 1997 (pistols are permitted to licensed holders), gun crime at raves was extremely rare..
the info does hint at "hooligans", no doubt their confidence has been boosted by NL's recent shift to the political right.
Man killed in fight at Dutch beach party
(AP) – 22 hours ago
AMSTERDAM — Prosecutors say one man died and eight people were wounded when brawls and shooting erupted at a Dutch beach party.
Prosecutors say the 19-year-old died at the Sunset Grooves party at Hoek van Holland, near Rotterdam, on Saturday night. The party, which drew 10,000 people, broke up in confusion. Amateur videos posted on web sites record partygoers chanting "Rotterdam hooligans" amid gunfire.
Prosecution spokeswoman Jeichien de Graaff said Sunday the cause of the man's death and the fighting at the party is now under investigation. She said a number of arrests were made Saturday but it is not clear they are related.
The area has been cordoned off, disrupting nearby traffic.
National prosecutors are leading the investigation because police discharged firearms.
Man killed in fight, shooting at Dutch beach party, 8 wounded (http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-killed-in-fight-shooting-at-dutch-beach-party-8-wounded-147460/)
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A teenager was killed and six other people wounded in shooting incidents at a beach party in a Dutch port town last night, police said.
There were multiple brawls during the free party, which started at 6 p.m. in Hoek van Holland (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADSA_enGB341&q=hoek%20van%20holland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl) near Rotterdam, police said in an e-mailed statement today. From 11:30 p.m. several shootings took place, also involving police officers. A 19-year- old man from Rotterdam died on his way to hospital.
The beach party was visited by 70 to 80 troublemakers, the organizers told news agency ANP. Police deployed their anti- hooligan unit after learning they were planning to attend the event, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told Dutch television NOS (http://www.nosjournaal.nl/) today.
Organizers said the party attracted 28,000 people, more than the 25,000 visitors allowed according to the police, ANP reported. Visitors to the party, called Sunset Grooves (http://www.sunsetgrooves.nl/), turned against the officers, throwing bottles, fences and bicycles. Police cleared the beach at 1:30 a.m. after taking three people into custody and don’t rule out more arrests.
Dutch Beach Shootings Leave One Dead, Six Wounded (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aS3sCfSE8NVQ)
the info does hint at "hooligans", no doubt their confidence has been boosted by NL's recent shift to the political right.
Man killed in fight at Dutch beach party
(AP) – 22 hours ago
AMSTERDAM — Prosecutors say one man died and eight people were wounded when brawls and shooting erupted at a Dutch beach party.
Prosecutors say the 19-year-old died at the Sunset Grooves party at Hoek van Holland, near Rotterdam, on Saturday night. The party, which drew 10,000 people, broke up in confusion. Amateur videos posted on web sites record partygoers chanting "Rotterdam hooligans" amid gunfire.
Prosecution spokeswoman Jeichien de Graaff said Sunday the cause of the man's death and the fighting at the party is now under investigation. She said a number of arrests were made Saturday but it is not clear they are related.
The area has been cordoned off, disrupting nearby traffic.
National prosecutors are leading the investigation because police discharged firearms.
Man killed in fight, shooting at Dutch beach party, 8 wounded (http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-killed-in-fight-shooting-at-dutch-beach-party-8-wounded-147460/)
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- A teenager was killed and six other people wounded in shooting incidents at a beach party in a Dutch port town last night, police said.
There were multiple brawls during the free party, which started at 6 p.m. in Hoek van Holland (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4ADSA_enGB341&q=hoek%20van%20holland&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl) near Rotterdam, police said in an e-mailed statement today. From 11:30 p.m. several shootings took place, also involving police officers. A 19-year- old man from Rotterdam died on his way to hospital.
The beach party was visited by 70 to 80 troublemakers, the organizers told news agency ANP. Police deployed their anti- hooligan unit after learning they were planning to attend the event, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told Dutch television NOS (http://www.nosjournaal.nl/) today.
Organizers said the party attracted 28,000 people, more than the 25,000 visitors allowed according to the police, ANP reported. Visitors to the party, called Sunset Grooves (http://www.sunsetgrooves.nl/), turned against the officers, throwing bottles, fences and bicycles. Police cleared the beach at 1:30 a.m. after taking three people into custody and don’t rule out more arrests.
Dutch Beach Shootings Leave One Dead, Six Wounded (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aS3sCfSE8NVQ)